Medical Consent

This session will assist workers in the health and community sector gain knowledge about
• Disability and incapacity
• Substitute decision-making – person responsible, guardians, medical agents
• Enduring Power of Attorney (medical treatment)
• Consent to medical treatment
• Withholding consent to medical treatment
• Refusal of medical treatment
• Where consent is not necessary

Date: Thursday 1 March 2012
Time: 2.00 pm – 4.00 pm
Cost: $40.00 (Inc. GST)
Location: Training Room,
Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights
Commission (VEOHRC)
Level 3, 204 Lygon Street
Carlton, Victoria 3053
• Carpark is underneath the building. Entry/exit on
Lygon Street. $14/day/$3.50 per hour
• Limited 4 hour metered parking in nearby streets
• Trams along Swanston St. no.1 toward Coburg, nos.
3, 5, 6, 16, 64 or 72 towards Melbourne University.
Get off at stop-3 Lincoln Square, turn right into
Pelham Street and walk through Argyle Place
towards Lygon St. 204 is opposite Argyle Place
Information and bookings:
Places are limited – Phone Lorraine on 1300 309 337 or Email
OPAeducation@justice.vic.gov.au
to book your place
Please Note: New OPA Office - Level 1, 204 Lygon Street Carlton 3053

http://www.publicadvocate.vic.gov.au/

For information in other formats please contact the OPA